Plover River Airfield (3WI3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCWA), 3WI3 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Plover River Airfield in Bevent, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Plover River Airfield (3WI3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bevent, WI at a field elevation of 1,185 ft. 3WI3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCWA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWA, 11.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 3 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCWA 281035Z AUTO 18003KT 7SM FEW080 09/09 A3011 RMK AO2
What changed at KCWA (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3WI3
Based on the nearest station (KCWA), 3WI3 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 3 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 1,185 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,450 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 07 | 2,450 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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3WI3 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 07/252,450 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3WI3Wind
- 07
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 10→3 kt, ceiling 400 ft → unlimited.
3WI3 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3WI3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCWA reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 40 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 62%
- 07
- 38%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0846Z (3:46 AM CDT)
TAF KCWA 280846Z 2809/2906 18006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM281700 18009G16KT P6SM BKN070 FM290000 17011G21KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070 WS020/20035KT FM290200 18012G21KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 WS020/21050KT TEMPO 2902/2904 4SM -TSRA SCT025 OVC035CB
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Live crosswind meter
3WI3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCWA, 11 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3WI3
- City
- Bevent
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,185 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7652, -89.4073
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCWA
- TAF
- Nearest KCWA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Plover River Airfield (3WI3)
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